…going to watch the convention? I plan to look at some of it. My old problem with auditory learning and political speeches will almost undoubtedly kick in, though: …[T]he prepared speech has always been an enormous bore to me…Political speeches … Continue reading →
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Continue reading →Commenter “Baltimoran” makes the following interesting observation in connection with my discussion of the effects of lies in political ads: I suppose the campaign ads we’ve seen the last few months are worse than what we’ve all gotten used to … Continue reading →
Not: [Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi]…are among hundreds of senators and representatives from both parties who refused to release their tax records. Just 17 out of the 535 members of Congress released their most recent tax forms or provided some … Continue reading →
…for thee but not for me. [Hat tip: Ace.]
Continue reading →It’s reported that Romney was booed a couple of times during his NAACP speech (full video here, which I have not yet watched), although he was also cheered at times. Which brings us a more general question I’ve long wondered … Continue reading →
…otherwise known as letting the so-called “Bush tax cuts” expire for those making over $250,000. Are these really “rich” people? Was Charles Schumer (he’s a Democrat, but he’s from New York) correct when he said last year that, “in large … Continue reading →
Last night I was listening to some talking heads nattering on about the results of the Wisconsin recall. What it means for Obama, what it means for public sector unions, what it means for Democrats, what it means for Romney. … Continue reading →
Succinctly put: Unless the voters in Wisconsin decide to surprise us all [today], the trouble in the Badger State means trouble ahead for public sector unions across the country. A Scott Walker victory would reshape not just Republican politics but … Continue reading →
…but Elizabeth Warren is just a flipper. And also, I suppose, a hypocrite. Although it’s an interesting question: is a person who rails against “predatory banks and heartless foreclosures” allowed to profit from those foreclosures? Is Warren just against the … Continue reading →
…Obama longs for McCain,” says the Washington Examiner headline. The above photo was presciently supplied by Vanderleun at American Digest back on Dec. 2, 2011. But he was joking about the Republican primaries; who knew it would be Obama who’d … Continue reading →
I was starting to write a post about this Ed Koch endorsement of Obama. My plan was to point out what the piece said about Romney’s positions vs. his actual stated positions, highlighting the sometimes subtle and sometimes not-so-subtle distortions … Continue reading →